The great Valley of Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, lies near the
present north-western border of the State, between the Blue Ridge
and the first ranges of the Alleghanies. The Shenandoah Valley of
Virginia is formed by the nine counties of Augusta, Rockingham,
Shenandoah, Page, Warren, Frederick, and Clarke, of Virginia; with
Berkeley, and Jefferson of West Virginia. The great majority of the
German element was made up of the descendants of early immigrants
who arrived in America prior to 1800, and came across the Potomac
above Harper's Ferry, from Maryland and Pennsylvania, with more to
follow from New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and the East
Virginia counties of Spottsylvania, Orange, and Madison. Following
the period of the Revolutionary War, the German element in the
Valley was considerably increased by Hessian soldiers who came over
in the English service, and remained in America. This work, like
many of this era, provides a descriptive account of the geography
and topography of the Valley, early settlers and settlements,
government institutions, wars, religion, education, and industry.
The author's scholarly approach provides the researcher with a
wealth of information relative to the Valley, and includes an
Appendix and a Bibliography, which outlines sources and research
material. Genealogists will appreciate the various lists of
testators, persons selling land, legislators, revolutionary
pensioners, etc. Softcover, (1907), 2011, Appendix, Bibliography,
Index, 328 pp.
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